As part of our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/804050?view=expanded" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Radical Reads</a> series, we speak about our latest book, <a href="https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/be-gay-do-crime-everyday-acts-of-queer-resistance-and-rebellion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Be Gay, Do Crime: Everyday Acts of Queer Resistance and Rebellion</a>, with editors Zane McNeill, Blu Buchanan and Riley Clare Valentine.<br /><a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/804050?view=expanded" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Radical Reads</a> is one of our <a href="https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Patreon</a>-only exclusive series, where we discuss texts – both old and new – that have either influenced the WCH project, or texts that we generally think that people involved in radical and working-class movements should be engaging with, discussing, and using to inform their activism. <br /><i>Our podcast is brought to you by <a href="https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our Patreon supporters</a>. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to podcast episodes without ads, bonus episodes, free and discounted merchandise and other content. Supporters also get access to two exclusive podcast series: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/804050" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Radical Reads</a> and  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/675995" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fireside Chats</a>. Join us or find out more at <a href="https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">patreon.com/workingclasshistory</a></i><br />As attacks on queer and trans people around the globe escalate, we felt it was more important than ever to highlight stories of LGBT+ resistance throughout history. Be Gay, Do Crime: Everyday Acts of Queer Resistance and Rebellion is your ultimate guide to LGBTQ+ resilience and revolt. Packed with hundreds of snapshots of radical queer history for every day of the year, this book celebrates the bold, the brave, and the beautifully defiant moments that have shaped the fight for justice. In this episode, we discuss the book, our current moment, the connections between LGBT+ movements and other aspects like race, class, gender and disability. We look at historical repression of queer identities, colonialism, and talk about what stories from the past can point to away towards a better future.Hope you enjoy this episode, and make sure to get hold of a copy of the book, <a href="https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/be-gay-do-crime-everyday-acts-of-queer-resistance-and-rebellion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">available in our online store with global shipping</a>.<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/e112-radical-be-140740409" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Listen without ads here on Patreon</a></li><li><a href="https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/be-gay-do-crime-everyday-acts-of-queer-resistance-and-rebellion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Buy the book here</a></li><li><a href="https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e112-radical-reads-be-gay-do-crime/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Full show notes here on our website</a></li><li><a href="https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/yall-means-all-the-emerging-voices-queering-appalachia-z-zane-mcneill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Y’all Means All: The Emerging Voices Queering Appalachia</i></a><a href="https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/yall-means-all-the-emerging-voices-queering-appalachia-z-zane-mcneill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> – Z. Zane McNeill</a> – Zane’s previous book with PM Press, in our online store.</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/80203/9780813199337" target="_blank"...

Working Class History

Working Class History

E112: [FREE EPISODE] Radical Reads - Be Gay Do Crime

OCT 18, 2025112 MIN
Working Class History

E112: [FREE EPISODE] Radical Reads - Be Gay Do Crime

OCT 18, 2025112 MIN

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As part of our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/804050?view=expanded" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Radical Reads</a> series, we speak about our latest book, <a href="https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/be-gay-do-crime-everyday-acts-of-queer-resistance-and-rebellion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Be Gay, Do Crime: Everyday Acts of Queer Resistance and Rebellion</a>, with editors Zane McNeill, Blu Buchanan and Riley Clare Valentine.<br /><a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/804050?view=expanded" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Radical Reads</a> is one of our <a href="https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Patreon</a>-only exclusive series, where we discuss texts – both old and new – that have either influenced the WCH project, or texts that we generally think that people involved in radical and working-class movements should be engaging with, discussing, and using to inform their activism. <br /><i>Our podcast is brought to you by <a href="https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our Patreon supporters</a>. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to podcast episodes without ads, bonus episodes, free and discounted merchandise and other content. Supporters also get access to two exclusive podcast series: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/804050" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Radical Reads</a> and  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/675995" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fireside Chats</a>. Join us or find out more at <a href="https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">patreon.com/workingclasshistory</a></i><br />As attacks on queer and trans people around the globe escalate, we felt it was more important than ever to highlight stories of LGBT+ resistance throughout history. Be Gay, Do Crime: Everyday Acts of Queer Resistance and Rebellion is your ultimate guide to LGBTQ+ resilience and revolt. Packed with hundreds of snapshots of radical queer history for every day of the year, this book celebrates the bold, the brave, and the beautifully defiant moments that have shaped the fight for justice. In this episode, we discuss the book, our current moment, the connections between LGBT+ movements and other aspects like race, class, gender and disability. We look at historical repression of queer identities, colonialism, and talk about what stories from the past can point to away towards a better future.Hope you enjoy this episode, and make sure to get hold of a copy of the book, <a href="https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/be-gay-do-crime-everyday-acts-of-queer-resistance-and-rebellion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">available in our online store with global shipping</a>.<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/e112-radical-be-140740409" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Listen without ads here on Patreon</a></li><li><a href="https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/be-gay-do-crime-everyday-acts-of-queer-resistance-and-rebellion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Buy the book here</a></li><li><a href="https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e112-radical-reads-be-gay-do-crime/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Full show notes here on our website</a></li><li><a href="https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/yall-means-all-the-emerging-voices-queering-appalachia-z-zane-mcneill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Y’all Means All: The Emerging Voices Queering Appalachia</i></a><a href="https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/yall-means-all-the-emerging-voices-queering-appalachia-z-zane-mcneill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> – Z. Zane McNeill</a> – Zane’s previous book with PM Press, in our online store.</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/80203/9780813199337" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Deviant Hollers: Queering Appalachian Ecologies for a Sustainable Future</i> – Zane McNeill and Rebecca Scott</a> – a collection of texts using the lens of queer ecologies to explore environmental destruction in Appalachia while mapping out alternative futures</li><li>Follow <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/rileyval.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Riley on Bluesky</a></li></ul><b>Acknowledgements</b><br /><ul><li>Thanks to our Patreon supporters for making this podcast possible. Special thanks to Jazz Hands.</li><li>The episode graphic is of LGBT Pride in São Paulo, 2014, taken by Ben Tavener, <a href="https://bentavener.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">bentavener.com</a>, CCA 2.0.</li><li>Edited by Jesse French</li><li>Our theme tune is Montaigne’s version of the classic labour movement anthem, ‘Bread and Roses’, performed by Montaigne and Nick Harriott, and mixed by Wave Racer. <a href="https://montaigne.bandcamp.com/track/bread-and-roses" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Download the song here</a>, with all proceeds going to Medical Aid for Palestinians. More from Montaigne: <a href="https://montaignemusic.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">website</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/actualmontaigne" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1Yyx96VGFQVStKxQXRwEg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube</a></li></ul>